Micheline Aline Dumon (20 May 1921 – 16 November 2017), code names Lily and Michou), was a member of the Belgian Resistance during World War II with the Comet Line (Réseau Comète). Her last name often appears misspelled as "Dumont" in historical sources. She was awarded the British George Medal and United States Medal of Freedom for helping allied airmen shot down over Belgium and France avoid imprisonment by Nazi Germany. As a member of the Comet Line, founded by Andrée de Jongh, she aided in the flight of over 250 people to neutral Spain from where they could be repatriated to Great Britain.
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